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Chapter 5
After a few moments, Tim decided to go ahead and skate. He did not know what Jenny was planning. She was probably gathering all her friends together to watch whatever devilish ideal may be popping into her head. More than twice, Tim's mind had noticed that the exit sign. It was tempting to walk out of the rink and call it an early night. However, he decided to play this phase of the game out to the end. He wanted to see what this alien that had taken over Jenny's body would do next. Even though she was not the mild mannered, polite, nice girl that he had seen before, she was exciting and unpredictable. With this excitement, she became a lot more dangerous.
The Sound System started playing Pat Benatar singing, "Hit me with your best shot". It was a perfect sound for the new stereo system. The heavy bass alternated between the different speakers. The crowd started to react to the music. Some of the girls lifted their hand above their head and snapped their fingers in the air. It was a useless expression of sound that was drowned out within inches. Other girls danced by locking their hands on top of or behind their heads, and moving their midsections to the music.
While some of the skaters were dancing, the rest of the skaters reacted by increasing their speed. Tim was no exception. He bent his knees and drove his skates faster and faster. He started passing people by weaving through the crowd like a race car heading for the finish line. As the gaps opened, he would float through them. He loved the feeling of squeezing through a gap with virtually no margin of error on either side.
Finally, Tim found himself boxed in on all sides with so much momentum that he could not stop. Ahead, a small girl around eight years old had fallen and was looking up startled. Tim had no choice. He picked her up and carried her in front of him. As soon as they had cleared the crowd, he put her down, and stopped in front of her.
"Sorry about that. Are you okay? " he yelled over the music.
She nodded and grinned. Tim knew that she was all right. He had gotten a little too excited and pushed the envelope a little too far. When he looked up, he saw Jenny motioning to him from the sidelines. She was standing by the men's restroom. Slowly, he skated off the floor until he reached her.
"Are you ready? "Jenny asked. She made direct eye contact.
"Yea, lets get this over with," Tim answered.
"Before we begin, I want to ask you a question. Was it worth it?" She asked.
"Worth it? What do you mean?" Tim countered.
"Was it worth the bet? " Jenny asked with a definite curiosity showing in her voice.
"Of course it was worth. You are the diamond among the common stones. Your personality lights up a room as the sun lights the earth. Of course it was worth it. The chance to skate with a lady of such beauty and grace is priceless by any measure. So by golly, if a bet on Air Hockey is the way to do, I will do it every time," Tim answered.
"You know sometimes it is hard to know when you are serious and when you are joking. I don't know if I would have had the guts to do that. But, let me rest your mind. I am not going to ask you to do anything stupid. There are some guys that I would love to see walk down main street in their underwear. But, not you, " Jenny explained.
"Boy, am I glad to hear that, " Tim answered.
As Jenny moved closer to him, she asked, "But, I have got to know. Would you have really done it?"
"I would have done anything for you my Lady, " Tim answered in his Gallant Knight character.
"Humm... Do you want to hear how I plan to collect my bet?" Jenny asked.
"I thought that you said that you weren't going to?" Tim asked with a look of shock in his eyes and surprise in his voice.
"No, I said that I would not make you do anything stupid like dance in your underwear. I fully intend to collect tonight," Jenny answered.
Tim was taken back for a second and then responded, "Okay, your wish is my command, My Lady."
"You asked for a skate together. Well, it so happens that I want the same thing. With one change, I want to do more than hold hands," Jenny said with a devilish grin.
"Well, I think that we can handle that. Me and probably every guy in here. You didn't have to win the bet to get me to skate with you," Tim told her.
"I know. But, that is what I want. The game was fun. The bet was even more fun. I liked watching you squirm. Besides, it gave me an excuse to touch you a little. I never dated a man that wore red underwear to a skating rink before. Well, not that I know of anyway," She said with that grin of hers.
"Okay, you name it. What do you want?" Tim asked.
"Well, this is going to seem really strange. But, um.. everyone sees me as, well, like a little Miss Innocent. And, I am tired of it. I am tired of always being the one that always prim and proper. I want to be the bad girl, just once. For once, I want to do something that is not totally socially acceptable. I want to color outside of the lines. Do you know what I mean?" Jenny asked.
"Do you have any idea what you are asking for? There is no going back." Tim said.
"I know exactly what I am asking for. I am not going to lie to you. I am really afraid. It scares me. Yet, I have to do this. You have to understand what it is like for me. I have all of these feelings and emotions bottled up inside of me. Everyone around me sees me as a baby unable to do anything that isn't prim and proper. I am not. I want to have fun like everyone else. And I want you to show me. Will you?" Jenny asked.
"You do know that your reputation will never be the same, don't you?" Tim asked.
"If I am going to date you, it will never be the same anyway," she replied.
Tim's mouth dropped open again for the second time in the night. He looked into her face to be sure that she knew what she had said. Her eyes were as clear and determined. There was no uncertainty or doubt. She was committed. She had obviously thought through this decision.
"You don't know how many sleepless nights that I have dreamed of hearing you say that. Lets go and do some skating," Tim said.
As soon as they hit the floor, Jenny pulled ahead. Since Tim had not seen her skate all evening long, he figured that she was wanting to warm up. By the time that she had made her first loop, Tim knew that tonight would be fun. She looked good, really good. Her figure was dazzling from her long tapered legs to her well formed hips up to her lovely neck. She floated around the rink with the grace of a goddess and the balance of a big cat. The rest of the skaters did not seem to notice that she had joined the circle.
Jenny was not surprised by the lack of recognition that the other skaters gave her. It was normal. Even though she had a body that was as well formed and developed as the popular girls, no one seem to notice. The girls did not seem to see her as any form of competition. Meanwhile, the boys did not see her as a someone to seek out and approach. It was if she was invisible. The only thing that made sense was that they all thought that she was too young or maybe too innocent. It was probably the same reason that Tim had broken up with her the last time. It was time to change all of that. She had the body. She had the clothes. She had the desires. She had a man that wanted her. It was time to set the record straight. It was time to come out as the woman that she was.
As Jenny skated around in deep in her thoughts, she was startled awake with the feeling of two hands sliding around her waist. Almost instantly, she felt a body bump into her from behind. It was a light bump as the two bodies touched and continued to coast together. She was afraid to move or breath. How could someone be so close without being entangled with her skates. She heard his voice.
"Is this what you had in mind?" Tim asked.
"Tim, what are you doing? How in the world?" Jenny asked as she glanced over her shoulder. Tim had let his skates drift apart, spreading his legs and coasted up against her butt. Tim's skates were well outside of Jenny's normal skating motion preventing their skates from colliding. The position also lowered Tim's waist to the same level as Jenny. As he pressed up against her, Jenny could feel that Tim was extremely excited with her body.
As the current song ended, the announcer said, "Everyone clear the floor. Couple Skate." There was a large dash for the exits. In a moment, there were only three couples left on the floor. The glaring overhead lights were replaced with the soft romantic red and green lights from the sidelines. The center disco ball started turning in the center to throw small stars all over the walls and floors.
Tim turned toward Jenny and bowed from the waist. "My Lady, I would be most honored if you would allow me this dance."
"Yes, my sweet prince. Lead the way. Let us dance in the moonlight and the stars"
Tim smiled and in a low voice responded, "uh ..well I don't see any stars, could we dance anyway?
"Oh silly, you can be such a beast at time," Jenny answered.
The band of Alabama started to play the song of "Love In The First Degree". It was one of Jenny's favorite songs. The music filled the rink, and the couples started to skate.
Jenny had not skated a lot of couples skates. On the rare occasions that she had skated with a boy, they had held hands and skated around the rink together. However, Tim spun around backwards and held his arms out to her. She was not use to skating in close quarters, but she took his hands. They started to move around the rink.
After the first round, Tim said, "Are you ready?"
"Ready for what?" she said.
"Rest your arms on my shoulders, " Tim said as he pulled her closer to him.
He was pulling her so close that Jenny could feel her fear jump into her throat. She couldn't even move her skates without bumping into him, much less build any speed. This was the most ridiculous thing that she had ever done. She was out on the floor with the whole skating rink watching her every move. They are all watching to see how grown up she really had become. She just knew that she was going to fall. She was going to fall and pull Tim down on top her. It was going to be so bad. She could almost hear the laughter and finger pointing that would happen.
Tim did not seem to notice her fear. He held her waist in his hands and held it firmly. The position pulled Jenny closer. So she placed her hands on his shoulders. She made a mental note to tell Tim that she was not resting her hands on his shoulders. In fact, the position was not restful at all. She was so afraid of falling that each of her arms was held stiff with panic.
"Relax, it is okay. Just skate. Look here. Look into my eyes," Tim voice came through the haze of panic.
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"I will fall. Tim, I don't like this," Jenny heard herself say.
"No, you want. Look at me," Tim said.
Jenny looked up into his eyes. They were calm. How could anyone have calm eyes at a time like this? Somehow, his eyes were not only calm but projected calmness into her too. She felt herself breath again. Tim started to skate backward. They were moving. Jenny's white knuckles tightened up on Tim's shoulders.
"Its okay Jenny. See the distance between us?"
Jenny looked down at her feet and almost instantly started to fall.
"There is a lot room between our skates right?" Tim continued.
Jenny simply nodded her head.
"Ok, draw a line in the middle of the space between us. Now everything on this side of the line is mine. I will never let my skates drift over that line. The other side of the line is yours. You need to keep you skates on that side. When you move them forward, be sure that they don't cross that line. As long as you are pushing your skates backward, you can push as hard as you want. As long as we don't cross the line, we can't hit, right?"
"Ok, I will try, "Jenny said as she watched her skates move. She noticed that is was not that difficult to pull her skates back on the forward stroke. After a few minutes, she was starting to be proud of herself. She could move fairly well without coming near Tim's skates. Then she noticed that the distance between them started to decrease.
"Hey, what is happening?" Jenny said as she felt the fear return.
"Relax, we are just moving the line a little," Tim said.
Jenny felt his hands move further around her waist. He was holding her even closer now. Ignoring it, she let her fingers play with Tim's hair. She looked into his face and smiled. He smiled back.
After a while, Jenny started to feel comfortable with the skating. The fear started to fade and become gradually replaced with a warm glowing feeling. It was nice. They skated the rest of the song together under the disco stars and mood lamp moonlight with a group of guys singing about being guilty of "Love In The First Degree."
As the song started to end, Tim started to pull her closer and said, "Just let yourself coast. We want to end this first skate of our relationship with something for the history books."
Jenny did as he ask. Tim let his skates split as he had done before allowing her to coast into his body without locking skates. Jenny felt one of his arms encircle her waist holding her tight. The position pulled Jenny against his chest. It felt nice. It was the same feeling of comfort and security that she had felt on the picnic.
She saw Tim tilt his head and lean down to her. She met his lips in a kiss. It was just as she had imagined. It was a slow and smooth kiss that sent shivers down her spine. Holding his head, she opened her lips and returned the kiss. She forgot about being on skates or being in front of a building full of people. Her attention was focused on the kiss that was driving her wild. It was making her tingle with excitement like she had never done before. As she opened her lips, she felt his tongue touch hers.
With the kiss, she barely felt his hand drop to her butt. His fingers caressed her body as if it was a priceless piece of glass artwork. Stroking and massaging with loving strokes, he discovered her finest curves. Looking into her eyes, Tim saw that her beautiful blue eyes were dazed and lethargic. Tim knew that she was in that place a million miles away where there is no pain or sadness. The place where the head floats in the clouds and the heart longs for nothing but the next touch. He knew that she needed that special place to relax, to escape the pressures around her and was more than willing to give her the moment. As the song's final notes were played out, the other skaters gathered at the gates to return to their skating.
The lights returned to normal, and the crowd gave a collective gasp. It seem that every eye in the place was focused on the embraced couple. Then a voice came out of the background, "Get it Tim, Get it Man." Within moments, the loud speaker system blasted saying, "Keep it clean out there. ALL SKATE"
As five hundred skates rushed onto the floor, Jenny's face changed to a deep shade of embarrassment red. Tim thought that she looked like a little girl that was looking to hide under a bed. He looked into her eyes, "Do you want to change your mind now? "
It did not take Jenny more than a couple of seconds to answer. She let her hand stroke his chest and said, "No, this is exactly what I want. I want you."
Jenny started to skate backward with very slow swaying motion. Locking her eyes to his, she let her tongue slip out and lick her red lips in a most provocative movement. When the lips were moist from her tongue, she puckered her lips into a kiss and blew him it to him. Turning to skate forward, she melted into the crowd. Tim still stood where he had been at the end of the Couple's Skate and stared into the crowd of skaters.
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